Say, you’re starting your electronics journey with a few projects in mind. You have an ESP8266 board like the Wemos D1, a Li-Ion battery, you want to build a small battery-powered sensor that wakes up ...

Recently [Glen Akins] reported on Bluesky that the Zigbee-based sensor he had made for his garden’s rear gate was still going strong after a Summer and Winter on the original 2450 lithium coin cell.

How to navigate the expanding market and avoid missteps where the newest sensors provide more capability than what you’ve ...

Selecting the right sensor is a critical step in electronic system design, influencing accuracy, reliability, and long-term ...

Dealing with battery runtime in smart-home sensors. Developing high-efficiency power supplies with a boost converter and a buck-boost converter. An example of a nanopowered smoke detector system.

Littelfuse has expanded its magnetic sensor portfolio with the release of two next-generation omnipolar switches.